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Cambodia vs Uganda: tax rates compared

Between the two, Uganda's income tax rate (40%) tops Cambodia's (20%) by 20pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Cambodia sits below it, Uganda sits above it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income20%40%Corporate20%30%VAT10%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax KH UGDifference
Income Tax20%40%UG +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%30%UG +10 pp
VAT10%18%UG +8 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cambodia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-04-02
Uganda40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−20 ppUganda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uganda30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppUganda higher

Between the two, Uganda's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Cambodia's (20%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Cambodia sits below it, Uganda sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cambodia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-02
Uganda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−8 ppUganda higher

Between the two, Uganda's VAT rate (18%) tops Cambodia's (10%) by 8pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Cambodia sits below it, Uganda sits above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-04-02
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Cambodia and Uganda both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.